Insider Brief
- The DLR Quantum Computing Initiative and ParityQC have launched “QCMobility – Integration of Quantum-based Methods,” a federally funded project focused on applying quantum computing to transportation and mobility challenges.
- The effort will develop an integrated framework for solving complex optimization problems across air, road, rail, maritime, and intermodal logistics, linking real-world data with classical, hybrid, and quantum hardware.
- ParityQC will contribute hybrid classical-quantum methods and modular software architecture as the project aims to make Germany’s transport sector “quantum-ready” and evaluate emerging quantum technologies within a unified benchmarking environment.
PRESS RELEASE — The DLR Quantum Computing Initiative and ParityQC are announcing the launch of “QCMobility – Integration of Quantum-based Methods”, a project aimed at harnessing the power of quantum computing for the transport and mobility sectors.The project kicked off with a joint event at the DLR Quantum Innovation Center in Ulm on November 18th. The newly launched project is part of the larger initiative QCMobility by the DLR Quantum Computing Initiative (DLR QCI), led by the DLR Institute of Quantum Technologies (DLR QT) in cooperation with various DLR institutes and several industrial contractors. The project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.
ParityQC has been selected as a contractor for the “QCMobility – Integration of Quantum-based Methods” project, which will focus on building an integrated framework for delivering quantum computing performance to solve complex optimization problems in real-world mobility scenarios. This includes strategic and tactical planning for air transport, optimization of road and rail transport, and improvements to maritime and intermodal logistics. Potential applications range from optimizing public on-demand transport services in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region to streamlining lock scheduling on the Wesel-Datteln Canal and optimizing crew scheduling for airlines.
ParityQC has an expertise in hybrid classical-quantum integration, demonstrated in previous projects such as QSea I and QSea II. In this new project, the company will contribute state-of-the-art methods for solving complex use cases, including its solution-path discovery tools, to build a resilient, modular, and scalable software architecture. This architecture will link solutions developed within QCMobility to real-world data and cutting-edge quantum hardware.
“QCMobility represents a significant step towards making the German transport sector ‘quantum-ready,’” says Dr. Stefan Rombouts (ParityQC). “We are confident that our contributions, combined with DLR’s infrastructure and expertise, will foster the development of innovative solutions that bring us closer to real-world quantum advantage.”
The project will integrate classical, quantum, and hybrid solution methods within a unified software framework. A user-friendly interface will empower scientists and industrial partners to benchmark and compare the efficiency of these methods using a variety of classical and quantum hardware, both in-house and external, from the DLR Quantum Computing Initiative.
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